The fact that it was a workday and the time was relatively early meant that the number of people in the scenic spot was the smallest Lin Xiao had ever known.
This made Li Shuxiao’s mood cheerful all morning. She was engrossed in her phone, planning their itinerary, until lunchtime.
“Brother-in-law, have you been here before? Is it fun?”
“And this one, they say it’s so good, and these photos, they all look so nice…”
Lin Xiao sat there, occasionally nodding or shaking his head, or simply saying, “We’ll know when we go later.”
By now, Li Shuxiao had overturned all her previous assumptions about Lin Xiao.
She even wondered if Lin Xiao was a hero protecting the city, and that his late-night “overtime” might actually be him going out to fight for justice!
That would be so cool!
Completely like a male protagonist in a movie.
Her sister was truly lucky…
If Lin Xiao knew what Li Shuxiao was thinking, he would have heartily praised her imagination for being able to guess something like that!
“Brother-in-law, here…”
“Shh.”
Suddenly, Lin Xiao’s expression changed drastically! He grabbed Li Shuxiao’s hand.
The next second, the ground began to shake violently. The lights in the restaurant flickered, and plaster started to fall.
“An earthquake?!”
“Run! It’s an earthquake!”
The moment the commotion started, Lin Xiao had already pulled Li Shuxiao out of the restaurant.
Li Shuxiao hadn’t even processed what was happening when she found herself standing more than ten meters away from Lin Xiao.
She blinked. What just happened? It felt like teleportation. She looked at Lin Xiao doubtfully, while Lin Xiao gazed at the restaurant with a grave expression.
“Brother-in-law, do earthquakes happen in Shashi?”
Li Shuxiao asked curiously. But since they had come out, she hadn’t felt any shaking. Moreover, the shops around the restaurant seemed completely unaffected, as if nothing had happened.
“A once-in-a-century event, perhaps,” Lin Xiao said.
Earthquake?
This was not an earthquake at all.
Just a moment ago, he had clearly felt a subtle force at play. It was that subtle force that had disrupted the stability of the restaurant.
Customers who had been dining inside just a second ago, along with the restaurant staff, were now rushing out in panic, screaming.
After a few minutes, the three-story building started to look precarious. All the glass shattered, and cracks began to appear in the walls.
It was about to collapse.
“Brother-in-law…”
Li Shuxiao suddenly realized that Lin Xiao, who had been standing beside her, was gone. She frantically looked around but couldn’t see him anywhere.
Where did he go?
“Long Long! Long Long!”
A woman’s anxious voice echoed through the crowd. She was looking left and right, searching for something.
“…My son is still inside!”
Soon, her face turned deathly pale. She was about to rush into the teetering restaurant, but people beside her held her back. “He’s not out yet! Let me go in! I need to find him!”
“Calm down! What good will it do for you to go in now!”
“That’s my son! Not yours! That’s why you say that! Let me go in!”
The next moment, the woman broke free from those holding her and was about to dash into the perilous restaurant.
Boom!
Before she could even enter, the restaurant, along with its cracks, completely crumbled into ruins.
Dust billowed everywhere.
The woman collapsed at the same time.